MEN'S TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR

Most Outstanding Coach of a Men's Team

MARK

TURGEON

  • Led the Terps to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament and their first berth in the Sweet 16 in 13 years (2003)
  • Led Maryland to 27 victories and opened the regular season with a 15-1 record – the best start in program history
  • Under Turgeon’s direction, Maryland posted victories over five teams that advanced to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
  • The Terps also defeated rival Georgetown in a monumental game played on the College Park campus for the first time in four decades
  • Maryland, ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press and No. 17 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, finished 27-9, marking the first time in program history the Terps have put together consecutive 27-plus win seasons

ALSO NOMINATED

SASHO CIROVSKI // MEN'S SOCCER

  • Captured a fourth-consecutive Big Ten Tournament championship with a win over top-seeded and host Ohio State
  • Defeated the last two national champions (Virginia, Notre Dame) on its way to the Elite Eight where it lost to eventual College Cup finalist Clemson
  • Guided a team which routinely started four freshmen
  • Set Ludwig Field attendance record in a win over then-No. 1 UCLA

JASON RODENHAVER // MEN'S GOLF

  • Helped team to first team win since 2010
  • Led team to third-place finish in the Big Ten Tournament – highest finish in 30 years
  • Helped Tom Harris and David Kocher to three total individual wins – most in school history

JOHN SZEFC // BASEBALL

  • Has led Maryland to its most successful three-year run in school history.
  • (2015) Won a school record 42 games and 36 regular season games.
  • (2015) Advanced to consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in 44 years.
  • (2015) Advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after defeating top overall seed UCLA and finished two wins away from the College World Series.
  • (2015) Advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Final.
  • (2015) Guided a school record eight MLB Draft picks and single season record four All-American selections.
  • (2015) Has the most wins of any coach in Maryland history over his first four seasons. Notched back-to-back 40 win seasons for the first time in program history. Became the fastest coach in Maryland history to win 100 games.
  • (2016) Terps have won 18 games and are third in the Big Ten

JOHN TILLMAN // MEN'S LACROSSE

  • (2015) Led team to the NCAA Finals; earning back-to-back Final Four appearances and also appearing in the Final Four for the fourth time in five seasons as head coach
  • (2015) Led Maryland to a program-record 15 wins
  • (2015) Terps posted an 11-game win streak – longest streak in 28 years
  • (2015) Terps featured the top-ranked defense in the country
  • (2015) Claimed a share of the Big Ten regular season title
  • (2015) Team had five All-Americans
  • (2016) Program had record six players chosen in Major League Lacrosse Draft – all in the first 19 selections
  • (2016) Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament champions
  • (As of 5/9) Team earned number one overall seed in NCAA Tournament; has won program single-season record 13 straight games

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